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The percentage of Americans who hold a favorable view of the Democratic Party has slipped below 50 percent for the first time since President Barack Obama took office, according to a new Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday.

Only 49 percent of Americans now hold a favorable view of the Democratic Party, down from 62 percent in the same poll shortly after Obama assumed office. Democratic favorable ratings hovered around 60 percent as recently as April, when 59 percent of those polled held a favorable view.

The national survey of 2,010 adults conducted Aug. 11-17 also found that 51 percent of Americans approve of Obama’s job performance with 37 percent disapproving. Independents split 45 percent-43 percent in approving of the president’s performance.

While Democratic numbers have plunged, the GOP has yet to see any uptick among voters. Only 40 percent of those polled held a favorable view of the Republican Party, a number which Pew noted “has not changed all year.”

In addition, a growing number of Americans believe Obama and Republican leaders are not working together to address the problems facing the nation. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) think the two groups are not working together, compared to 50 percent in June.

The number of Americans who blame Obama for not working with GOP leaders is also on the rise. Among those polled, 17 percent blamed the president, up from 12 percent in June. But even more (29 percent) held GOP leaders responsible for not working together, up from 26 percent in February.

The GOP is missing a golden opportunity witht he American public. Because they have no noticable figure head, they have no one espousing the GOP plan for healthcare reform. Very apparent is the absence of Michael Steele from the media. By not being out front with an acceptable plan, they are seen as obstrucionist rather than as a conservative/ reform party. This is just what America needs at this time. Some common sense conservative plans to undo the spending mess Bush and Obama has the American taxpayer in.

Because you can't perpetuate this much deceit and self serving agenda and NOT expect the nation to call you on it. The Dems will resort to name calling, smear campaigns and self victimization before they ever decide to embrace the will of the people and poitic with dignity. The Dems have their version, the rest of us have the truth. Personally I hope they all choke on the public option and have to wait in line for the heimlich. I've never seen such open disdain for the voters in my entire life.

Dont let these polls intimidate you Democrats continue to speak out. Let the country know your ideas and plans. We need to see more of Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Rangel, Waters, Murtha, Jackson. Dont be intimidated by a few screwballs who show up at these town halls.

Ah, "Politico"!!!! The downward trend of Barack Obama and the Democrat Party continues. Obama and his minions have lost control of everthing they touch. Bottom line, they are incompetent across the board. Whether domestic or international (Iraq & Afghanistan are heading south), we are headed in the wrong direction. The basic problem is that the USA is in essence a conservative nation. The nutcases that call themselves Democrats actually make up somewhere between 29-33% of the American voter group. Check out the poll responses in depth, and you will these are accurate numbers. Couple that info with Obama's complete lack of effective detail and substance communication and you define a great part of the problem. I have alerted you MSM types of this guys serious shortfalls and radical background. He is ill equipped to be an effective dog catcher, let alone the POTUS of the USA. And......my good friends at "Politico" he is taking the Democrat Party down with him. If you folks had an ounce of common sense, you would move to broom Mr. Obama out of office, either by resignation or impeachment. If something should happen via a terrorist attack because we are unprotected by this adminstration, which is becoming more likely with breakdowns in security in both Iraq and Afganistan, there will be no more Democrat Party to speak of. This is not radicalism crying out. This is truth, demographics and reality!!! Hillary Clinton knew in her heart of hearts that this guy Obama was naught but a flim-flam man with no substance at all, and.......she was right on target!!!!

What the country is finally realizing is that Obama and his admin are far left radicals which would have been known prior to the election if the media did their jobs. The papers, Newsweek, Time etc should be held responsible for the irresponsibiity they showed by using their bias and not being objective journalists. We are a center right country and the majority do not embrace the socialistic leanings of this president. He wants health reform, not to help people, but to gain control of people. Many sensible and far less expensive solutions have been proposed that would work. They don;t contain the ability for him to control us so they are rejected. He is against tort reform because it would hurt the lawyers who support him. He has to run a minefield where he can gain control while not hurting his supporters. Thats why his explanations aren't plausible. He can't refute reason while sounding truthful because he isn't being truthful. You figure it out.

Everyone i know that voted for Obozo and his "change" are having seriuous buyers remorse. This clown and the Dems that control the house and senate have no idea how ticked off people are right now. All the people i know are voting Republican in 2010 just to try and stop the socialist and his party from destroying america.

"Because Dems are pizzed that they are not stepping on the necks of the mongaloid right. GET TO IT DEMS AND START KICKIN THEM IN THE BALLS LIKE THEY WOULD (and did) TO YOU !!! push the public option through while the GOP heads explode all around you. STOP ASKING FOR ADVISE WHEN YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT THAT ADVISE IS !!"